StoryCorps

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“Because she was Asian, they wouldn’t accept her. Mom said she didn’t care; she enlisted anyway.”

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“Because she was Asian, they wouldn’t accept her. Mom said she didn’t care; she enlisted anyway.”

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“My parents were afraid this might be contagious.”

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“My parents were afraid this might be contagious.”

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“I didn’t know Mike Brown, but I knew how it felt to watch somebody die.”

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“I didn’t know Mike Brown, but I knew how it felt to watch somebody die.”

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"I remember just getting on my back and floating. And the next thing I remember, the EMTs were pulling me up on a boat."

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"I remember just getting on my back and floating. And the next thing I remember, the EMTs were pulling me up on a boat."

StoryCorps Historias

Learn about our national initiative to record the diverse stories of Latina/Latino people in the United States.

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Mi Abuela Panchita

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“I remember feeding him; watching him close his eyes with each spoonful.”

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“I remember feeding him; watching him close his eyes with each spoonful.”

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"Tell me about your childhood in Mexico."

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Making It

Back-to-School Lessons

Animations for for reflection and conversation among parents, students, and educators.

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The Golden Rule

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The Drill

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Summer Stories

Dive right into some of our most beloved stories highlighting this transformative time of year.

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“Ice cream has given me a name, like a Ted Williams or a Babe Ruth or a Larry Bird.”

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“Ice cream has given me a name, like a Ted Williams or a Babe Ruth or a Larry Bird.”

The longest-running ice cream man in the United States, Allan Ganz, has been selling sweet treats since he was 10 years old. He shares with his wife, Rosalyn Ganz, how he got his start in the business — and how he’s kept going for 71 years.

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"I spent eight hours a day putting hooks into bungee cords."

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"I spent eight hours a day putting hooks into bungee cords."

Mechanical engineer and MIT graduate Noramay Cadena tells her daughter, Chassitty Saldana, about what it was like to raise her while she was studying.

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"On Thanksgiving Day we’re going to open our doors to anybody and everybody."

The owner of a Logan, Utah, restaurant tells his daughter about lessons he learned growing up in Afghanistan, and how they inspire him today.

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“He said, 'Freckles, how many times do you want my signature?'”

Anthony D’Andrea tells his daughters, Monica and Mary, about autograph hunting outside Yankee Stadium in the 1940s.